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Brighton & Hove Albion
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion Competitive match results1
Venue W D L F A
@Bristol Rovers: 24 14 17 97 65
@Brighton & Hove Albion: 12 11 31 70 117
Neutral venues: 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 36 25 48 167 182
1Match results from the Football League, FA Cup, League Cup,
Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.
Last updated 18:50, February 5, 2011 (UTC).


Bristol Rovers and Brighton have met on 109 occasions in the Football League and national cup competitions. The first Football League meeting between the clubs came on 25 September 1930, after both clubs moved from the Southern League to the newly-created Football League Division Three, a game that Rovers won 3-1 at Eastville.

Rovers famously beat Brighton 8-2 in 1973, when Brian Clough was Albion manager.

Records[]

  • Last meeting: 5 February 2011 - Bristol Rovers 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Biggest win: 29 November 1952 - Bristol Rovers 7-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Biggest loss: 29 January 1927 - Brighton & Hove Albion 7-0 Bristol Rovers
  • Highest aggregate score: 1 December 1973 - Brighton & Hove Albion 2-8 Bristol Rovers

Players who represented both clubs[]

A number of players have played for both Bristol Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion. A small selection of the most recent ones is listed below.

Past meetings[]

Details of the most recent meetings between Brighton and Bristol Rovers are given below.

Date Competition Home Score Away
17 October 1995 Football League Trophy Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Bristol Rovers
28 October 1995 Division Two Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Bristol Rovers
6 April 1996 Division Two Bristol Rovers 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
12 August 2003 League Cup Bristol Rovers 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
24 August 2004 League Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Bristol Rovers
6 October 2007 League One Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Bristol Rovers
26 April 2008 League One Bristol Rovers 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 August 2008 League One Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Bristol Rovers
21 April 2009 League One Bristol Rovers 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
26 September 2009 League One Bristol Rovers 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
24 April 2010 League One Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Bristol Rovers
20 November 2010 League One Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Bristol Rovers
5 February 2011 League One Bristol Rovers 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion